A time to Odenwald - The HU Germany 2012 Summer Meeting
Google Translation of the original article by Stefan Thiel:
A time to Odenwald
Horizons Unlimited is for more than 15 years, the online destination of choice for Motorcycle (remote) traveling. In addition to the meeting in the digital world meets the community in real life and the world. Who exotic the long journey to the slightly Meet shy example in Ushuaia (Argentina) and Ontario (Canada), had on Corpus Christi weekend the opportunity to participate on the eighth German meeting.
About 150 people were gathered in the upper Liebersbach near Heidelberg gathered to travel lectures view to complete workshops and on the evening campfire one or other gasoline and whistles to hold. As varied as the participants, from including England, Sweden, USA and even Cuba originated, was also the fleet, the is aufreihte outside the inn snow castle. Naturally clearly dominated the
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usual suspects such as Honda Transalp and Africa Twin, BMW GS models and KTM Adventure. But cars and BMW HP2 highbred Touratechaufbauten were sighted, the next peacefully Uralgespannen and Enfields were. In the family atmosphere of the Meeting end of the spectrum of workshops offered by GPS navigation and tire changes to Social Media use for travelers and brand-specific technology workshops. No less wide-ranging the multimedia presentations of Albania to South and Central America, from Cuba to Thailand, from Tunisia New Zealand was stretched the Arc of motorcycle trips that were shown. Who still does not - or again - infected by the virus travel had succumbed to the latest on the campfire, Red wine and more stories of the road to the wanderlust.
Guided trips through the Odenwald rounded off the meeting, as well like the Olympics with games like Helmet Target throwing (right) and Motorcycle hose far stretch for Kurzweil and amusement ensured. Even the football fans had the Opportunity for public viewing of the volunteer fire department of Upper Liebersbach Germany v Portugal cheer.
The next German Horizons Unlimited Meeting is scheduled for October of this Year planned at the same location information to be constantly on the website www.horizonsunlimited.com updated.
Text & Photos by Stefan Thiel
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